Ammo prices are nuts. $1/rd for surplus 5.56. $1 per round for 9mm. Go on ammoseek and try to find .22LR. .30-50 per round.

For the most part I'm in pretty good shape. Ironically, the only thing I'm really light on is .22 - which is what I really want to start shooting more of while I wait for ammo prices to become more reasonable.

About 2 months ago paid for a membership at Target Sports USA, which I've used in the past and always had good experiences with.

I feel like they should give me my money back. They literally have nothing to buy. .223/5/56 - completely out of stock. .308 - completely out of stock. 6.5CM - completely out of stock. 45 - completely out of stock. 9mm - completely out of stock. .22 LR - completely out of stock.

After an extensive internet search finally found a company selling 5000 rounds of CCI SV for what looked like a somewhat reasonable price. Added the items to the cart and didn't get some pop-up that item was backordered/OOS. Starting getting pretty stoked. Began the process of checking out. Went to put in my address and the pull down menu had the following choices: New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria, etc.

That's right, the seller was located in Australia.

I was pleased to get 50rds of 9mm today for $12.97.

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About a year ago for 169$ a thousand rounds. We have enough to last for quite a while.

"Quite a while" is relative so I'm not sure if I have that much but I'm pretty sure I have enough for the next couple of weeks. Larry

Didn't skip any meals, but, for several years after Y2K I bought no guns and concentrated just on ammo when prices bottomed out. Cases of 7.62x51 from AIM for $149, shipped. 2 cases of the SK made Wolf MT for $186 each, shipped, 7.62x39 that was $60 to $75/case and similarily discounted .45acp. Got the least of the .45acp, but ended up with 4k rounds of that. The 2, 7.62 rounds were over 7k for each and the .22lr, over 10k with some bricks of CCI SV. There was zero 5.56 or, 9mm, since I had no guns in those calibers. Still don't.

Once the AWB sunsetted in 2004 ammo prices climbed rapidly and I went back to buying guns in the calibers I had stockpiled.

There is not much that those 4 calibers won't handle, but, I did snag a C. Sharps 1875 in .45-70 for what they may miss. That one was NOT bought by the case.

All those first time gun buyers? Between the pandemic and events of Jan 6, I really believe that there will be no rush to get rid of those newly purchased firearms. The future is certainly uncertain and no telling what next comes out of left field. JMO

Rob

Like you, I often buy ammo for guns I don't yet have...I'm stocking up on Webley .455 ammo and reloading supplies, though I don't have a Webley.
I know one is in my future, and Webley ammo can still be found at decent prices despite the current madness.

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Prices are still climbing. At my favorite online store the price of brass case 9mm FMJ before shipping has gone from $.17/round last year to $.80 - $.85 today. And even at those prices they cannot keep it in stock. It was around $.70 a week or two ago. I still think once people realize the world is not coming to an end prices will come down to earth but it is going to take a while.

And thats the cheap stuff

I saw this coming and stocked up in CCI mini mags last year

People here be like.."oh, dont spend $35 for a brick of 500, thats crazy, prices will come down in a couple weeks, just wait it out"

Yeah, right lol

Today's price for same is .90 cpr, ammosseek, " CCI 500 rd brick- $449.99"


Should have enough of everything now, for the next 8 years, at least.

I'm good.

Been buying 10 rd mags for handguns too, they will be next hotness, you'll see.

I posted the quote 1-10 the today prices are: .22LR $0.33.. 357 none.. 38 Spec. none.. .380 $2.00.. .45ACP $1.00.. 9m/m $0.90
At least last week there was some .38 Spec. and now there is none. The price has gone up on everything else. I'm led to believe the ammo situation is getting worse.
I have a couple of old top break pistols chambered in .32 S&W and a couple of boxes of bullets. If things keep going downhill they might get valuable. Larry

9mm defensive ammo was the last to feel the pain, it was still hovering around $1 a rd for months

Not no more...

9mm 124 gr Gold Dot HP+p, 50 rds - $149.99, on ammoseek today

Anf if $3 a rd wasnt enough, I found some Win. 115 gr Silvertips, 20rd, $79.95, $4 a rd for 9mm, there ya go!

Last month I bought myself a Ruger PC9 Carbine for my birthday.
I asked the guy at the counter if they had any ammo to go with it and he went in the back and brought out two boxes of Browning 9mm 115 gr FMJ ammo. He said only 9mm they sold was for people who bought guns.....50 rounds for a handgun and 100 rounds for a carbine. I paid $19.95/box of 50.

I'm one step ahead of you!

the sign that reads "Intruders: due to the price of ammo, do not expect a warning shot" used to be humorous......now, it's dead serious.

Saw 44 mag rounds priced at $80/ box of fifty at several retailers ? And that was Magtech.

I've been thinking (seems less and less as I age) about selling off some safe queens (22-32 HFT; 27-2 Nickle; 36 no dash) and I've determined I'm going to list on this Forum first and foremost but now there's a dilemma in terms.

Currently we can list ONLY guns in the for sale forum for guns. Ammo has to be listed on the accessories for sale sub-set.

MY add I'm thinking should now read (example): ONE (1) box, 50 rounds, 357 Magnum.....$1,600.00 FIRM....comes with FREE Model 27-2, 6" Nickle, possibly unfired, original box, all docs & sealed tools, wooden case, outer cardboard shipping container.

Wonder how long before someone PM's me and says "keep the gun...just want the box of ammo".

For perspective on costs of things we like: Annual membership this fine Forum: less than 1/2 box of quality factory ammo; Lifetime Membership, about the same cost (or less) than a case of quality factory ammo; cost of a Factory Letter from Roy/Don about the cost of 1 box of quality factory ammo.

Crazy......crazy.....crazy place we live in!

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I WENT TO SMALLER GUN SHOW ON SUNDAY. ALMOST NO AMMO TO BE FOUND. 1 DEALER HAD 2 TABLES OF AMMO. ALL PISTOL BALL $50 PER BOX. EXCEPT 380 $75. BALL 223 M193 $1.25 PER ROUND. SMALL PISTOL PRIMERS WERE $300 PER K.WITH 1 GUY HAVING ONLY 2K.

THE SHOW IS RUN BY A COMMERCIAL RELOADER. HE SOLD ALL HIS 223 RELOADS FOR .92 CENTS PER ROUND AND WAS OUT. HE ALSO NEEDED SMALL PISTOL AND RIFLE PRIMERS. HE WAS WILLING TO PAY $100 PER K FOR EITHER. HE TOLD ME HIS LAST ORDER OF PRIMERS HE HAD DELIVERED COST HIM $70 PER K. FROM DISTRIBUTORS. BRASS DRYING UP. POWDER DRYING UP. JP

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MY add I'm thinking should now read (example): ONE (1) box, 50 rounds, 357 Magnum.....$1,600.00 FIRM....comes with FREE Model 27-2, 6" Nickle, possibly unfired, original box, all docs & sealed tools, wooden case, outer cardboard shipping container.

Wonder how long before someone PM's me and says "keep the gun...just want the box of ammo".

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I've been thinking the next time I put a gun up for auction I'm going to include a box of ammo. I know I wouldn't want too buy a gun now and then try too find ammo. Larry

I got lucky this morning at Dunhams. Showed up AS they were putting what little they got on the racks. 2 boxes Aguilla 9mm, $14.99 ea. 2 50rd boxes of Aguilla 5.56, $27.99 ea, 1 59rd box of Aguilla.45 long colt cowboy loads, $44.99, and I bought a box each of 12 and 20ga birdshot at $6.99 ea.

Yes, we have seen some decent and mostly crazy prices recently. But, as I made my nightly trip through Armslist, I found the attached really crazy. Enjoy the laughs.

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Darn it, the other crazy one did not get attached. This guy is big time in love with CCI ammo.

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Saw online yesterday -- CCI 22 LR "Velociter" 50-round box -- $79.99 ($1.60/Rd) !!!

Those sage "hoarders" (some people call them that if they have more than 200 rds of ammo in the safe) are sleeping good at night.
The signs of coming strict gun/ammo control and high taxation have been obvious for years. Too bad so many people chose to ignore those signs and any advice to stock up. Pay up!
I truly feel bad for young people who have recently become of age to own firearms.

Watching ammo on GB has become a hobby...it’s nuts.

80 Hornady 160 gr FTX 30-30 ammo 30 30 LEVERevolution Lever gun Evolution - Rifle Ammunition at GunBroker.com : 889349849

MINOR DAMAGE: 1000 Aguila .22 LR 38gr Hollow Point .22 LR .22 LR HP - Rifle Ammunition at GunBroker.com : 889817632

...on the contrary, once people find out just how far the anti-2nds will go to disarm the peasants, and once all ammo is taxed to a point of being unaffordable, current prices would seem a bargain.

LOL

I just happened to be poking around on the CCI main site and got 500rds of their Quiet22 subsonics for $49.99, deal didnt last long, but it worked for me.

Dont have a lot of subsonics, from my Rem 511 bolt action they sound about same as air rifle. Pttt

As of now, no .410 found searching on ammoseek.
Plenty of it on GB, but not cheap. Some greedy dealers / sellers are obviously gouging the prices, but the majority of auctions are penny to start. Amazing what people are willing to pay.

I happened to hit a northern Arizona Walmart at just the right time yesterday, and they had LOTS of .22 ammo on the shelves.

I have a lifetime supply of hunting ammo like Mini-Mags and RWS HVHP, but was getting low on my plinking ammo, which is usually Remington Goldens.
They had 8 of the 525 round packs of Goldens @ $24.97 each and maybe 15 of the hundred round packs of Mini-Mags, those were $7.97 per hundred.
They also had Remington Subsonics, CCI Stingers and Winchester .22 Mag.
I bought 5 of the bricks of Goldens, 2,625 rounds for $135.

I have been buying Mini-Mags all summer from Walmart. Nice that someone isn't pricing ammo at 10x what they normally go for.
Some might have bought it all up to resell on Armslist at a handsome profit, but everything I buy will be shot up by me.

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In 2019 and 2018 I purchased the following 9mm Luger ammo:

• 1K = $271.99
• 1K = $339.99
• 600 = $203.88
• 1200 = $407.88
• AVERAGE $0.32rd

And today the unobtainable price at MWUSA for ONE thousand (1K) 147JHP 9mm is $1199.99 @$1.20 per round !!!...

Who is so hard up for 4 boxes of 30-30 that they're wiling to drop almost $100/box for them?

How can people be this stupid?

Someone can ask all they want...heck, ask $5,000,000/box...but it's the moron willing to pay that price that boggles the mind.

I wonder how many people win an auction for ammo at those prices and don't pay.

I sold several handguns on GB a few years back. In that small sample I had one guy that gave me excuse after excuse before backing out completely. And a couple of others that seemed surprised they won the auction but eventually paid. All the winning bids were close to the going rate. Its not like someone bid way too high and realized their mistake later.

I sell non-gun related stuff on eBay and its much worse there since you cannot leave negative feedback on a buyer. I got so tired of people winning auctions and not paying I only sell with a buy it now price that requires immediate payment. An awful lot of people think nothing of bidding up a price so high real buyers lose interest and then change their mind when they realize they bid too high.

This situation is not like the previous ones.
Not blowing over anytime soon.
The current situation, or something very near it is the new normal.
Future ammo plant closures will keep supplies low and prices high.

First time I’ve found .410 000 on a shelf in over 6 months. $38 for it all including tax. It’s all they would let me buy but they didn’t have much more.

The new market value, comrades


Folks don't think suppy & demand be like it be, but it do

I just bought the next to the last gun the gun grabbers will demand, a Ruger SP101 in .22.
Fortunately, I saw the ammo shortage coming in 2011. Reloading is good excerise.